Base Metal Stocks Articles

Copper: Forecasting accuracy tested

06 February 2018 / Staff reporter

Copper resilient in spite of negative...ACCESS RESTRICTEDTo read the rest of this analysis please take a free sample or subscribeFREE SampleReceive a free sample of  market analysis and price forecasts.Free SampleSUBSCRIBEReceive unlimited access to all current and archive content going back to 2008 including downloadable pricing data and forecasts.Plus download the latest issue as...Read More

Lead: Closing in our $2,700-2,900 target

06 February 2018 / Staff reporter

Prices extend highs as exchange...ACCESS RESTRICTEDTo read the rest of this analysis please take a free sample or subscribeFREE SampleReceive a free sample of  market analysis and price forecasts.Free SampleSUBSCRIBEReceive unlimited access to all current and archive content going back to 2008 including downloadable pricing data and forecasts.Plus download the latest issue as soon a...Read More

Nickel: History repeating itself

06 February 2018 / Staff reporter

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Tin: All eyes on Indonesia

06 February 2018 / Staff reporter

Volatility on the rise LME tin...ACCESS RESTRICTEDTo read the rest of this analysis please take a free sample or subscribeFREE SampleReceive a free sample of  market analysis and price forecasts.Free SampleSUBSCRIBEReceive unlimited access to all current and archive content going back to 2008 including downloadable pricing data and forecasts.Plus download the latest issue as soon as...Read More

Zinc: Room on the downside

06 February 2018 / Staff reporter

Prices holding around $3,500 per tonne......ACCESS RESTRICTEDTo read the rest of this analysis please take a free sample or subscribeFREE SampleReceive a free sample of  market analysis and price forecasts.Free SampleSUBSCRIBEReceive unlimited access to all current and archive content going back to 2008 including downloadable pricing data and forecasts.Plus download the latest issue...Read More

Base metals investment analysis: Vulnerable if risk aversion spreads

06 February 2018 / Staff reporter

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Demand Indicators: February 6 2018

06 February 2018 / Staff reporter

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German industrial workers, employers strike pay deal

Feb 5 2018 7:29PM / Reuters

STUTTGART, Germany, Feb 6 (Reuters) - Industrial workers and employers in southwestern Germany struck a deal on pay and working hours on Monday night, in a hard-fought pact likely to set a benchmark for millions of workers across Europe's largest economy.The deal between labour union IG Metall and the Suedwestmetall employers' federation foresees a pay rise of 4.3 percent from April and other pay...Read More

A Wild Ride For All

Feb 5 2018 6:01PM / Kitco Commentary

Regardless of what financial market you follow, today you witnessed one of the most volatile days ever on record. The Dow Jones Industrial Average traded 1600 points lower midday before recovering slightly, closing down over 1100 points on the day. Today’s price decline represents the most substantial intraday point drop for the Dow in history. Today’s drop represents the largest singl...Read More

REG-LUCARA 2017 YEAR END RESULTS TO BE RELEASED TUESDAY, FEBRUARY 20, 2018 LUC.TO

Feb 5 2018 5:30PM / Reuters

For best results when printing this announcement, please click on link below: Vancouver, Feb. 05, 2018 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) --(LUC - TSX, LUC - BSE, LUC - Nasdaq Stockholm) Lucara Diamond Corp.("Lucara" or the "Company") announces that it will be publishing its2017 Year End Results on Tuesday, February 20, 2018, after the market close inNorth America.The Company will host a conference call and webcast...Read More

Gold Jumps As Wall Street Sees Dramatic Losses On More Hawkish Fed

Feb 5 2018 3:56PM / Kitco News

(Kitco News) - Gold prices pushed to session highs late Monday afternoon, as U.S. stocks continued their massive selloff, with both the S&P 500 and the Dow plunging in a matter of minutes.Analysts pointed to a more hawkish Federal Reserve as the catalyst for the move down in equities.“What we are seeing in the market is a reaction to last week — with the Fed changing hands, and a m...Read More

Gold Near Steady; Firmer USDX Offsets Stock Mkt Sell-Off

Feb 5 2018 1:36PM / Kitco News

(Kitco News) - Gold and silver markets were ending the U.S. day session near unchanged levels in two-sided trading Monday. A bit of safe-haven demand was featured as world equity markets are selling off, led by strong down-moves in the U.S. stock indexes. However, a rally in the U.S. dollar index to start the trading week worked to mitigate buying interest in the precious metals markets. April Com...Read More

Dollar Will Be Good News For Commodities, Just Wait & See - Analyst

Feb 5 2018 12:52PM / Kitco News

(Kitco News) - Although it seems like the U.S. dollar’s declines are slowing down, one analyst says commodity investors should not be too concerned. The U.S. currency, which tends to trade inversely with commodities like gold, has been making a bit of a comeback lately -- after seeing its worse year “in history” since 2004 -- holding support as some analysts calling for a bounc...Read More

Buckle Up! Momentum Shift Coming To Gold And Silver - Analysts

Feb 5 2018 12:23PM / Kitco News

(Kitco News) - Momentum continues to shift in the gold market as hedge funds kept their exposure to gold and silver materially unchanged last week, according to the latest trade data from the Commodities Futures Trading Commission.”Many analysts have warned that the gold’s overstretched market is on the cusp of a much-needed consolidation period, and speculative interest in the yellow...Read More

Gold Holding In Face Of Equity Meltdown

Feb 5 2018 8:21AM / Kitco Commentary

(Kitco News) - The sell-off in equities gained momentum overnight as global investors stewed over the weekend following Friday’s carnage. The market was already stretched and the rise in the yield curve and a hawkish Fed was the catalyst that created the sell-off. Metals reacted as in past equity market sell-offs, with investors initially raising cash to meet margins and pick up perceived va...Read More

SMM Morning Comments (Feb 5)

Feb 05 2018 01:22 AM / Staff reporter

SHANGHAI, Feb 5 (SMM) –Copper: Better-than-expected nonfarm payrolls in the US boosted the dollar but we expect the greenback to be weaker in the longer term, which is bullish for copper prices. While weaker physical consumption in the near term could drag down copper prices, a major Chinese fund has long positions further down the curve. We see SHFE copper firmly supported at the 52,500-53,...Read More

SMM Morning Comments (Feb 5)

Feb 05 2018 01:22 AM / Staff reporter

SHANGHAI, Feb 5 (SMM) –Copper: Better-than-expected nonfarm payrolls in the US boosted the dollar but we expect the greenback to be weaker in the longer term, which is bullish for copper prices. While weaker physical consumption in the near term could drag down copper prices, a major Chinese fund has long positions further down the curve. We see SHFE copper firmly supported at the 52,500-53,...Read More

SMM Morning Comments (Feb 5)

Feb 05 2018 01:22 AM / Staff reporter

SHANGHAI, Feb 5 (SMM) –Copper: Better-than-expected nonfarm payrolls in the US boosted the dollar but we expect the greenback to be weaker in the longer term, which is bullish for copper prices. While weaker physical consumption in the near term could drag down copper prices, a major Chinese fund has long positions further down the curve. We see SHFE copper firmly supported at the 52,500-53,...Read More

GLOBAL BILLET WRAP: Price trends mixed as market movements diverge

February 05, 2018 / Vlada Novokreshchenova

Price trends in the global steel billet market were mixed in the week ended Friday February 2 with pricing moving in different directions in the various markets.In Southeast Asia, the market was bullish because of reduced availability of the material, with Chinese suppliers out of the export market and offers of India-origin billet being scarce due to the strength of the country's domestic long st...Read More

GLOBAL BILLET WRAP: Price trends mixed as market movements diverge

February 05, 2018 / Vlada Novokreshchenova

Price trends in the global steel billet market were mixed in the week ended Friday February 2 with pricing moving in different directions in the various markets.In Southeast Asia, the market was bullish because of reduced availability of the material, with Chinese suppliers out of the export market and offers of India-origin billet being scarce due to the strength of the country's domestic long st...Read More

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